Hiroo as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Hiroo

What is the meaning of the name Hiroo ?

The baby name Hiroo is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced hee-roh-oh (IPA: /hiɾo.o/).

Hiroo is Japanese in Origin.

A Japanese masculine given name pronounced HEE-roh-oh (long final o). Written with many kanji, such as 浩夫, 博夫, 宏夫, 弘雄, or 広雄; the first element hiro can mean “vast, broad, abundant, learned” (浩/広/宏/博/弘), while the second -o often denotes “man, husband, male, heroic” (夫/雄). Accordingly, Hiroo conveys senses like “broad-minded man,” “abundant/learned man,” or “hero of great scope.” The spelling with a long vowel is sometimes marked Hirō in macrons.

In Japan the name saw steady use from late Meiji through the Shōwa era, peaking mid-20th century; it is rarer for newborns today. Notable bearers include seismologist Hiroo Kanamori and wartime holdout Hiroo Onoda. Variants include Hirō (macron), Hirou, or Hiro-o; outside Japan it’s sometimes shortened to Hiro. Hiroo is also a Japanese place name (Tokyo and Hokkaidō, 広尾).

⚙ Hiroo is seldom given. We have only 63 recorded uses of it on record, from 15 countries.